Fifteen of 35 Fine Gael TDs who won in 2020 will not run again. What does this mean for the party?
Party could use departures as opportunity to put forward more women candidates
Mairead McGuinness
EU to delay Basel bank trading reforms as US revisits plans
Mairead McGuinness says one-year deferral of market risk rules will preserve ‘level playing field’
Mairead McGuinness defends Ursula von der Leyen amid Irish backlash over Gaza
European Commission president should be ‘judged by her record in the round’, says Ireland’s EU Commissioner in advance of informal summit
Other EU countries have banned foreign property buyers to ease housing crises. Should Ireland do the same?
Banning individual foreign purchases of properties would be open to ‘significant legal challenge’, official sources say
Europe ‘lagging’ rivals due to slow capital market reforms, says McGuinness
Commissioner warns that progress towards single capital market at EU level had been ‘too slow and too modest’
Ireland misses out on bid to host new EU anti-money laundering agency
Frankfurt chosen to host headquarters that will bring at least 400 jobs
Ireland faces battle to secure EU anti-money laundering agency
Intense horse-trading ahead of decision to allocate anti-money laundering agency that would bring 400 jobs
Leaked Mairead McGuinness letter warns of Russian sanctions evasion
Governments must crack down on companies responsible for banned goods reaching Russia, Mairead McGuinness has warned
Miriam Lord’s Week: Maria Walsh fires early shots in skirmish with Barry Cowen
TD for Laois-Offaly sees off Niall Blaney and Lisa Chambers to run for Fianna Fáil in the Midlands North-West constituency in the EU elections, but he won’t be riding into the sunset just yet
Next EU commissioner will be Fianna Fáil nominee, says party leader Micheál Martin
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar will not be drawn on whether he will push for second term for Fine Gael colleague Mairead McGuinness
Ireland doesn’t have the right people in the right places in the European Parliament
Too many of our 13 MEPs are in peripheral groups, where little real power is exercised. Thirty per cent of Ireland’s parliamentary presence is in a group that comprises just over 5 per cent of the parliament
Time for European election candidates to get their ducks in a row
McGuinness confirms she won’t be running for re-election as MEP while stark UN warning on climate action paints grim picture
Mairead McGuinness will not contest next European elections
Fine Gael MEP says ‘absolute focus’ is on serving as EU Commissioner, a role she was appointed to following Phil Hogan’s resignation in 2020
Mairead McGuinness denies pressuring EU countries to limit tax transparency
MEPs question commissioner over letter sent to member states about country-by-country tax reporting
Ireland’s role in 2013 international agreement on Atlantic Ocean research celebrated in Dublin event
Galway Statement agreed during Ireland’s presidency of the EU has led to greater scientific understanding of human impact on Atlantic, gathering told
The digital euro could well flop if a cap limits its usefulness
The prospect of private companies establishing themselves as tollbooths on transactions instead is concerning
European Parliament backs rules to regulate crypto assets
New regulatory framework to be rolled out from 2024 but near consensus vote obscures wide range of views on crypto
McGuinness unveils plans to safeguard taxpayers from funding failed banks
Update to post-crash banking rules would extend deposit protections and increase stability, European Commission says
Scam artists operating at speed banks and consumers cannot match, conference told
BPFI conference told more education and better responses needed to protect consumers
An Post unveils stamp marking Ireland’s 50-year EU membership
Design is based on the stars of the flag and the six fundamental values of the European Union
UAE placed on EU blacklist in fresh blow to Kinahan drugs cartel
Country has long been used as money laundering hub, and the Kinahans have extensive business and property interests there
‘Rapid digitisation’ of banking causing issues for vulnerable customers
Older people, Travellers and migrants face 'disproportionate' barriers to financial services, adult literacy agency says
Irish MEPs commit to tighter transparency standards after Qatargate scandal
Fine Gael group commits to stricter declaration practices than current rules require
Irish diplomat to head up enforcement of EU’s Russia sanctions
David O’Sullivan will move to the new role from his position as head of the Institute of International and European Affairs
FTX collapse a ‘wake up call’ for crypto investors, says Mairead McGuinness
EU commissioner doubts turmoil will change EU crypto regulation proposals
EU sanctions on Russia will have increasing effect, Dublin conference told
Russia is ‘rogue state’ that is seeking to make Ukraine ‘uninhabitable’, says Taoiseach
EU proposes joint purchases of gas across member states
Aim is to prevent EU member states from competing against each other for supplies and driving up prices in the market
EU financial services chief McGuinness calls on US to create new crypto rules
Commissioner said any regulation imposed on the industry would need to be global in order to work
Russian tactics in Ukraine aim to cause unrest in wider world, says McGuinness
EU commissioner says Putin is targeting food production in bid to trigger global disruption
NI protocol: Dublin and Brussels are not impressed, to say the least
Inside Politics: Government set to sign off on NMH deal, but the row is not over yet
US sanctions send ‘very strong message’ to UAE about Kinahans - Minister
People working with gang in Dubai ‘need to think twice’, says Byrne
Conference told EU needs to spend €400bn a year on energy to meet climate targets
European commissioner Mairead McGuinness tells Irish wind energy event ‘nothing is off the table’
MTK Global boxing business distances itself from Daniel Kinahan after US sanctions
US offering award of up to $5M for information leading to arrest of cartel members
West insists sanctions hurting Russia as push for more falters
US deputy treasury secretary says capital is fleeing from Russia as Moscow pushes back
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